Chapter 275 The Vanishing

Third Person POV

Aubrey’s voice was calm, almost stripped of emotion.

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But Alpha Henry felt unease rise like a tide in his chest, his heart clenched tight in an invisible grip. The woman before him looked fragile enough to shatter at a touch, and even his breathing grew cautious.

“What do you mean?” he asked.

“Like Ulrich. Didn’t we use him for live experiments?”

Henry pressed his lips together. “Because he was a bad man. He wanted to hurt you…”

“Right. Comparing myself to Ulrich may be going too far.”

Aubrey recalled the past, dissecting it with chilling detachment. “You hated her, but you still felt a sliver of responsibility. Not the same as Ulrich, but similar.”

Henry frowned, confused, but Aubrey didn’t explain further. Her gaze turned sharp, her words cutting cold. “If one day, someone close to you fell sick, and you were told that a person you hated was also infected—and that she was a special case—you’d allow her to be used for research, wouldn’t you?

But out of that sliver of responsibility, you’d demand the researchers keep her alive. Once the experiment succeeded, they’d cure her right away. That way, you’d tell yourself you’d done right by her.

Maybe they’d even tell you she’d die quickly without the experiments, that becoming a test subject was her only chance to survive. And since her suffering would lead to saving someone you loved, well… survival itself would be a gift, wouldn’t it?”

She stepped closer, eyes locking onto his, her voice dangerously soft.

“Because you hated her, you wouldn’t bother asking why she was infected. You wouldn’t feel pity or guilt. Not when you could tell yourself she’d die either way. Or perhaps you’d simply turn a blind eye, so others wouldn’t be upset. Isn’t that right?”

Her reasoning was cruel, but logical. Sacrifice one to save many. Use what could be used. The mindset of those in power.

And back then, to Alpha Henry, she had been nothing more than an irritating omega. If sacrificing her could save his beloved Mariana–and with her, the entire northern continent of werewolves–of course he would have chosen to sacrifice her.

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Chapter 275 The Vanishing

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now. This was the Miguel family’s ancestral land. Here, researchers had studied the Lupine virus in secret, carrying out live experiments. How could the alpha

have realized it sooner…

idyllic grounds, the fortress–like building rising amid the flowers. Cold

build such a place and keep it

“Aubrey?”

her, it was already too late. Aubrey tore herself from his sight in a flash. That resolute back left him

of flowers? Why was Aubrey unraveling so

of place. Pain ripped through him, sending him crashing to

staggered after her,

cars.

Aubrey?”

She said she had urgent business

that car.

Perry moved at

But when Henry and his men arrived, they found only a

seat was

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Herself

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Third Person POV

the entire Shadowmoon Pack

searched like a man possessed. In just a few days, the entire pack’s

going on?

was frantic. To her, Aubrey was like

bloodshot eyes blazing, voice sharp with

could you not find her? If she’s not there, expand the search!

call closed, Henry turned to Adelyn, shaking his head helplessly. “I

“I’ll call Jax. Maybe he

Jax either. When he arrived, his face was as

How could Aubrey

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